Ponce de León
Subtitle: Juan Ponce de León searches for the fountain of youth
By: by Ann Heinrichs.
Series: Exploring the world
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521 -- Juvenile literature.; Ponce de León, Juan, 1460?-1521.; Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governer of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: Growing up in Castile; title: Off to the Americans; title: Life in Hispaniola; title: Settling down in Puerto Rico; title: Exploring Florida; title: One last voyage.